Legal Opinion

United States v. James Douglas Defranco (91-4148) John Renforth (91-4165) Penny Defranco (91-4153) and Raymond Defranco, Sr. (91-4149)

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 18, 1994No. 91-4148, 91-4149, 91-4153 and 91-4165PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Defendants were convicted of narcotics and weapons offenses. They appeal, making a variety of assignments of error. For the reasons given below, we affirm the district court on all matters except the complaint of James Douglas DeFranco that he was prejudiced by a violation of the Jencks Act. We reverse and remand for further proceedings on that matter alone.

I

On April 4, 1991, an 18-count indictment alleging narcotics and weapons violations was returned against James Douglas (“Doug”) DeFranco; his wife, Penny DeFranco; Charles Francis; John Renforth; and Raymond DeFranco,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Goldberg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. United States v. WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. PhibbsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. Melody ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  3. United States v. Vernon L. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. James Dale MillerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
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